Governor Janet Mills promotes Maine Maple Sunday and state maple industry

Governor Janet Mills recorded a message encouraging residents to attend Maine Maple Sunday, an annual event at sugar houses across the state that features boiling demonstrations, tours, music and maple-product tastings. Mills said the Blaine House continues the tradition of tapping its front-yard maple and invited Mainers to visit participating sugar houses this March.

In the message, Mills cited industry figures, saying Maine has nearly 2,000,000 taps and produces more than 575,000 gallons of maple syrup annually, making the state the fourth-largest producer in the nation. She said the industry generates about $56,000,000 in economic activity and supports more than 800 full- and part-time jobs.

Mills promoted the Maine Maple Producers Association’s list of participating sugar houses at mainmapleproducers.com and urged shoppers to buy Maine-produced maple syrup. She noted that since 2015 maple syrup has been Maine’s official state sweetener and closed by inviting listeners to local sugar houses during Maine Maple Sunday.